Jul 24, 2013
South Africa’s growth rate probably won’t increase for the rest of this year, but the good news is that it should pick up in 2014. This is one of the messages from Old Mutual Investment Group senior economist Johann Els, who shared his insights into the global and...
Jul 23, 2013
Women have better interpersonal skills as they are more likely to show empathy, deal with conflict management and have a higher sense of self-awareness, according to Hay Group research from it 17 000-person behavioural competency database. Hay Group Global Leadership...
Jul 22, 2013
SIM cards are considered the de facto trust anchor of mobile devices, but a newly discovered vulnerability could expose literally billions of users. According to Security Research Labs (SRL), in research that it will present at Black Hat next week, SIM cards protect...
Jul 19, 2013
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune – the 14th known moon to be circling the giant planet. The moon, designated S/2004 N 1, is estimated to be no more than 12 miles across, making it the...
Jul 18, 2013
Supply chain leaders will play a crucial role as companies capitalise on the explosive growth in emerging markets, according to Gartner. Emerging markets have been identified as the primary business growth area for the next century, and Gartner says that organisations...
Jul 17, 2013
In 2012, global oil consumption reached an all-time high, the number of workers in vulnerable employment exceeded 1,5-billion people and physical water scarcity affected about 1,2-billion people. The Worldwatch Institute captures the impacts of these trends and the...
